Raystar 112 LP battery

[sailorman]

i have removed the antenna that i assume stopped working due to the internal battery being depleted
i have opened it up
how is the battery fixed in its holder ????
TIA

 

[prv]

Got a picture?

Mention of a "holder" suggests not, but perhaps it's soldered to the board?

Pete

 

[sailorman]

It slots between the holder, there are indents visible that might be serrations or spot welds & what looks like a paste / adhesive

 

[prv]

I reckon that's soldered in place. The metal strip first spot-welded to the battery (to form a standard "tagged" battery for use in various devices) and then the tag soldered to the board.

Pete

 

[Steve_N]

Mine was the same in my Raystar 120.

If you're careful you can easily break those tiny spot welds by twisting a thin knife blade in between the battery and the metal plates.
This will leave you with the metal plates still attached to the PCB as a makeshift battery holder.
Slot in a standard CR2032 and secure it with a generous dab of silicone.

Something of a bodge I would agree, but I couldn't find either a solder-tab battery or a battery holder with the same format to fit the PCB.

 

[sailorman]

Mine was the same in my Raystar 120.

If you're careful you can easily break those tiny spot welds by twisting a thin knife blade in between the battery and the metal plates.
This will leave you with the metal plates still attached to the PCB as a makeshift battery holder.
Slot in a standard CR2032 and secure it with a generous dab of silicone.

Something of a bodge I would agree, but I couldn't find either a solder-tab battery or a battery holder with the same format to fit the PCB.

I had a mind to try a thin knife blaed.
i only found out about the battery after i bought a new replacement antenna :disgust: a few yrs ago & have only just got around to removing it from my radar / wind gen pole.
it seems the Aerogen 3 has been a passenger for a while, so now home to fettle

 

[sailorman]

battery now removed & replacement ordered from cpc farnell

 

[dmac001]

Missing Battery!

My Raystar 112LP GPS is missing the internal battery! I suspect the previous owner attempted to replace it and broke the holder. Notice in the picture, the two larger solder points (bottom center) where compared to other pictures in this post, appear to be where the metal holder was attached to the board.



I'd like to add back the battery. Does anyone know where are the battery plus and minus connection points?

What do you think about soldering wire to the battery and the proper pins on the board, and holding in place with a bit of silicon?

Thank you,
Don